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When we published our last blog post in late November of 2016, we had just shared that we had a ‘stop moment’ realization. What we were trying to accomplish and for whom wasn’t as clear as it could be. Our staff had questions and concerns we needed to answer to ensure we all could support the Open...

Header Image CC 0 via Pexels . In every project there’s a moment where planners have to face ‘things we didn’t know we didn’t know’. Those moments, in the words of our stakeholders, can make the difference between ‘creating an inspiring change with great impact’, or designing something that ‘nobody...

Our third stakeholder session with multiple grantee organizations was the most highly anticipated session we have held to date. We spent two hours with several representatives of organizations that Vancouver Foundation has funded in the past, and matched their contributions with input from our...

Welcome to our third blog post in a series designed to share our highlights (and some of our challenges) as we move closer to defining our Open Licensing Policy, due to launch in January 2017. Vancouver Foundation asked our Advisory Committee members to help us take a ‘big picture’ look at our...

Welcome to our second blog post in a series designed to share our highlights (and some of our challenges) as we move closer to defining our Open Licensing Policy, due to launch in January 2017. As we mentioned before , we are engaging in multiple stakeholder meetings with staff, advisory committee...

Vancouver Foundation is Community Inspired. What this means to us is that community ideas, goals and interests guide us in every aspect of the work we do, and the work that we do is better when community is involved. Every year, through the generous support of our donors, we fund hundreds of...

As the disaster unfolds in Nepal, I think of my time at CARE Canada in terms of the challenges to overcome as humanitarians seek to bring life-saving and meaningful assistance to the communities in need of support. The limited resources of food, water and medicine have yet to reach everyone in need...